Home Matchups Champions

Learn matchups. Improve champion pools. Climb smarter.

Navigation

Home Matchups Champions Counter PicksSoon Patch NotesSoon

Resources

Matchup Requests Contact Discord Reddit

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Use Legal & Disclaimer

LaneStomp is not endorsed by Riot Games and does not reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Riot Games properties. Riot Games and all associated properties are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riot Games, Inc.

© 2026 LaneStomp. All rights reserved.

Built by Stein for League players.

Home Matchups Champions

Home Matchups Champions

Overview

Role Plan

Danger Windows

Early Game

Power Spikes

Win Conditions

Cassiopeia vs Kassadin MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Home Matchups Champions

Back to matchup selector

Champion

Opponent

RoleGenerate matchup

Cassiopeia

VS

Mid

Kassadin

Cassiopeia vs Kassadin

Confidence mediumUpdated Jun 10, 2026

Overview

Use mid-range poke to apply poison and force Kassadin to farm under tower early.
Deny Kassadin safe farming by punishing his low early agency and weak wave control.
Maintain (W) to ground (R) and force extended trades on your terms.

Trading pattern

Start trades by landing (Q) or (W) to apply poison, then spam (E) for sustained damage.
Punish Kassadin when his (R) is down or mana is low to limit his mobility and burst.
Avoid trading without poison or when (W) is down to prevent Kassadin's quick escapes.

Danger windows

Kassadin is most dangerous immediately after level 6 with (R) and sufficient mana.
Avoid extended trades while (Q) shield is active to reduce his damage mitigation.
Be cautious if Kassadin uses (R) aggressively and still has mana to escape or re-engage.

Early game

Use (Q) to apply poison and pressure Kassadin into last hitting near tower.
Avoid extended trades if (Q) shield is up to prevent wasted cooldowns.
Keep mana for (W) to block Kassadin's post-6 (R) engages and maintain lane control.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) lets you punish Kassadin's engages if he faces you during all-ins.
First mana/AP item boosts your sustained damage and allows more confident trades.
Kassadin's level 6 (R) requires you to respect his engage and hold (W) for counterplay.

Win conditions

Control mid-range space to land poison and force Kassadin into unfavorable extended trades.
Use (W) to ground (R) and prevent his mobility from enabling easy all-ins.
Pressure Kassadin pre-6 to deny farm and delay his critical scaling power spikes.

Tip: For Cassiopeia vs Kassadin, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Mid lane check.

Updated Jun 10, 2026New matchup